Minutes 4 July 2012 - Environment Southland

Resolved:
Regional Services Committee – 4 July 2012
Moved Cr Horrell, seconded Cr Currie that Council approve the
carry over to the 2012/13 financial year the sum of $9,863.24,
being the balance of the funding approved for the Waikawa
River Restoration Project.
� Item 4 – Matters for Council Information
4.1 National Pest Plant Accord: Future Direction of Crack Willow
Carried
This item updated the Council on the proposed future of Crack Willow (Salix
Fragilis) as a plant that has been included in the National Pest Plant Accord
(NPPA).
Mr Hinton advised that the Council would obtain whatever exemption it could and
continue to remove the Crack Willow. Over the next two years the Council will be
required to adopt a strategy that moves away from using Crack Willow. Mr Hinton
assumed that a review of the Council’s RPMS would retain Crack Willow and mean
the continuation of seeking exemptions for its use.
Cr Mason asked Mr Hinton to comment on the bullet point on page 5 that in
excess of 50% of the plant in Southland is located on Crown Land. Mr Hinton
advised that this was the case and examples were the areas of land referred to in
Cr Rodway’s earlier question around the Aparima and Waiau Rivers.
4.2 River Fairway Spraying Programmes 2011/12
Mr Pollard’s report provided the Council with information on the riverbed
spraying programmes that had been completed for the current financial year.
Cr Jones encouraged Councillors to attend the July 2012 annual interagency
meeting between Council staff and LINZ and DOC representatives to obtain
funding from DOC for spraying areas as these are in good condition at present and
he felt it would be a pity to lose that work.
4.3 Mataura Catchment Flood Damage Report
Mr Marshall’s report provided the Councillors with an update on flood damage
work carried out on the Mataura River.
Resolved:
Moved Cr Hubber, seconded Cr Rodway that Council note the
Matters for Council Information.
Carried
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